Szász Surname
Approximately 12,486 people bear this surname
Szász Surname User-submission:
Szász is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Saxon, someone who came from Saxony in Germany (the regions of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, & Lower Saxony). It is most likely referring to the Saxon settlers of Transylvania, a region now belonging to Romania.
Read More About This SurnameSzász Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 10,355 | 1:948 | 95 |
| Romania | 1,939 | 1:10,355 | 1,359 |
| Slovakia | 151 | 1:35,341 | 6,456 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Szasz (12,707), Szàsz (9) & Szãsz (5) are calculated separately.
Szász Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Szász is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Saxon, someone who came from Saxony in Germany (the regions of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, & Lower Saxony). It is most likely referring to the Saxon settlers of Transylvania, a region now belonging to Romania.
- deleted-173293Szász Demographics
Average Male Szász Height
177.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Szász Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szász Come From? nationality or country of origin
Szász is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Szasz, Szàsz or Szãsz. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Szász? popularity and diffusion
The surname Szász is the 41,805th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 583,657 people. The last name Szász occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Szász are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 10,355 people, or 1 in 948. In Hungary Szász is most frequent in: Budapest, where 19 percent are found, Pest County, where 16 percent are found and Békés County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Hungary it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 16 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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